Graduate Assistant - Capstone
Position Title: Capstone Graduate Assistant
# of Openings: 3
Department/Program: Naropa College 11010
Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Campus Location: 2111 Arapahoe
Reports to: Stephen Polk for residential/Cynthia Drake for online
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)
Type of Employment: Graduate Assistantship
Compensation: $20 an hour and $3,000 scholarship for the academic year.
Application Deadline: 4/9/2025 or until filled
Job Summary
The Capstone GA will work with Naropa College students taking Capstone II, supporting them in their visioning, researching, drafting, and revising of their capstone thesis paper as well as helping prepare them for a community presentation on their project. This support will include reading and commenting on drafts and outlines, meeting with students to discuss their progress, and partnering with Capstone II instructors and other faculty mentors to ensure that students are fully resourced in their capstone work.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Meet regularly with Capstone II instructor.
• Conduct three to four meetings with assigned students during the semester to discuss their progress on their capstone project.
• Read two to three drafts of capstone papers per student and provide written and oral feedback.
• Work, as needed, with students requiring support in preparing their capstone presentations at the end of the semester.
Requirements:
• Education: Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in progress.
• Prior Experience: N/A
• Certifications: N/A
• Submit an electronic copy of the writing sample used in Naropa graduate application
• Knowledge/skills/competencies
o Excellent written and oral communication skills
o Ability to work effectively with students from diverse backgrounds with diverse learning styles
o Excellent organizational, administrative, and creative problem-solving skills
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working with student writers, giving written and oral feedback on academic writing
• Experience engaging and completing academic research
Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions
In the classrooms and on campus may experience: interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a graduate assistant, you may spend extended periods time with any of the following:
• Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.
• Operating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.
• Standing or sitting for hours at a time.
• Moving around campus for classes and meetings.
Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.
Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.
A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.
The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.
Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program.
Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.